LC00 01 -- H S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 01 A N A C T RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES -- TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN Introduced By: Representatives Ruggiero, Shekarchi, and Abney Date Introduced: June 0, 01 Referred To: House Municipal Government It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 SECTION 1. Section --1 of the General Laws in Chapter - entitled "Retail Licenses" is hereby amended to read as follows: --1. Objection by adjoining property owners -- Proximity to schools and churches. -- (a) Retailers' Class B, C and I licenses under this chapter shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building where the owner of the greater part of the land within two hundred feet (00') of any point of the building files with the body or official having jurisdiction to grant licenses his or her objection to the granting of the license, nor in any building within two hundred feet (00') of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school or a place of public worship. In the city of East Providence, retailer's Class A licenses shall not be issued to authorize the sale of beverages in any building within five hundred feet (00') of the premises of any public, private, or parochial school, or a place of public worship. (b) As used in this section, "private school" means any nonpublic institution of elementary or secondary (K-1th Grade) education, accredited or recognized as a private school by the department of elementary and secondary education or the school committee of the city or town having jurisdiction over private schools. (c) This section shall not apply to any Class B or C license holder whose license was issued prior to January 1, 1, nor shall this section apply to, or constitute the basis of, an objection to, or disapproval of, the transfer of a Class B or C license where the location of the
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 licensed establishment predates the location of the public, private, or parochial school, or place of public worship. (d) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of section any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described area(s) in the city of Providence: (A) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Smith Street and the easterly taking line of Interstate Route ; Thence running in a general southwesterly direction along the easterly taking line of Interstate Route to the center line of Kingsley Avenue; Thence turning and running northwesterly in part along the southerly line of Kingsley Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Harris Avenue; Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Harris Avenue to its intersection with the southerly line of Atwells Avenue; Thence turning and running easterly along the southerly line of Atwells Avenue to the easterly taking line of Interstate Route ; Thence turning and running in a general southerly and southeasterly direction along the easterly taking line of Interstate Route to the center line of Pine Street; Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-1 to its intersection with the northerly taking line of I-1; Thence turning and running northeasterly along the northerly taking line of I-1 to its intersection with the westerly shore line of the Providence River; Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly shore line of the Providence River to its intersection with the southerly line of Crawford Street; Thence running northwesterly across Dyer Street to the intersection of the westerly line of Dyer Street to the southerly line of Custom House Street; Thence running northerly in part along the southerly line of Dyer Street and in part along the westerly line of Market Square to its intersection with the westerly line of Canal Street; Thence turning and running northerly along the westerly line of Canal Street to its intersection with the southerly line of Smith Street; Thence turning and running westerly along the southerly line of Smith Street to the point and place of beginning. (B) Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the westerly line of Brook Street and the northerly line of Wickenden Street; LC00 - Page of
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 Thence running in a general westerly direction along the northerly line of Wickenden Street to the intersection of Wickenden Street and Benefit Street; Thence running in a general northerly direction along the easterly line of Benefit Street to the intersection of Benefit Street and Sheldon Street; Thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southerly line of Sheldon Street to the intersection of Sheldon Street and Brook Street; Thence turning and running in a general southerly line to the intersection of Brook Street and Wickenden Street that being the point of beginning. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of Newport shall, after application, have authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located within the following described area in the city of Newport: Beginning at a point, that point being the intersection of the southerly line of Broadway and the easterly line of Courthouse Square; Thence running in a general northeasterly direction along the southerly line of Broadway a distance of one hundred and two feet (') to a point at the southeasterly corner of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society; Thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction ninety-eight and nine-tenths feet (.') along the southwesterly border of land now or formerly owned by the Newport Historical Society; Thence turning and running in a southwesterly direction one hundred and twelve feet (') to Courthouse Street; and Thence turning and running in a generally northwesterly direction along Courthouse Street for a distance of ninety feet (0') to the point and place of beginning. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of Warren shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within any zoning district in the town of Warren which is designated as a limited business district or as a general business district pursuant to the zoning ordinance of the town of Warren. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot of tax assessors plat of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 1, 1, including that portion of the public sidewalk contiguous to said lot. LC00 - Page of
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses for the city of Newport shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section as to places of public worship any proposed sidewalk cafe as defined in the Codified Ordinance of the city of Newport, provided that the applicant be an existing holder of a Retailers' Class B license. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of section any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot of tax assessors plat of the Providence tax assessors map as of December 1, 1 and any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on lot 1 of the tax assessors map plat and any proposed retailer class BV license intended to be located on lots and of tax assessors map plat of the Providence tax assessors map as of December 1, 00. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on either lot 10 of tax assessor's plat, and/or on lot 1 of tax assessor's plat, of the Cranston tax assessor's map as of December 1, 00; provided, however, as to the subsequent transfer of said Class B license issued by the city of Cranston under this exemption, whether said transfer is attributable to the holder's death or otherwise, any person desiring to become the potential transferee of said Class B license shall comply with those restrictions as to its use (and shall refrain from those activities which result in its reversion) set forth in the city of Cranston Memorandum of Understanding dated May 1, 00 and, in addition, those requirements applicable to anyone who desires to become a transferee of a validly issued and outstanding Class B license designated for use in any location in the state of Rhode Island. Neither the exemption granted herein nor any future exemption granted hereafter shall be effective until the proposed Class B license and the underlying property owner is certified to be current in the payment of any and all local and state taxes. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of Pawtucket shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer Class B, C, or I license intended to be located within the following described area in the city of Pawtucket: Beginning at the point of intersection of Dexter Street and the Central Falls line, then east along the Central Falls line to the Blackstone River, then north along the city boundary on the Blackstone River to the Cumberland line, then west along the Pawtucket city boundary line to I-, then south along I- to Pine Street, then north on Pine Street to AMTRAK Right of Way, LC00 - Page of
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 then northwest along the AMTRAK Right of Way to Dexter Street, then north on Dexter Street to the Central Falls line. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section the town council of the town of Little Compton, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section relating to places of worship any class B license limited to malt and vinous beverages intended to be located on Plat 0, Lot of the town of Little Compton tax assessment map existing as of December 1, 00. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of Bristol shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailers' Class B license intended to be located on lots, 1, and 1 of tax assessors plat of the Bristol tax assessors map as of December 1, 00. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section the town council of the town of Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any class B, C, or I license intended to be located on Plat, Lot 0 of the town of Smithfield, tax assessment map existing as of December 1, 00; provided, however, said exemption shall apply only to any renewal of any class B, C, or I license issued for use at the said premises located on plat, lot 0 as of December 1, 0. In the event said license is not renewed, then this exemption is hereby repealed in its entirety. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of section any proposed retailer Class B license intended to be located on plat 1, lots 1 and of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of Tiverton shall, after the application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section a proposed retailer's Class BV license for a restaurant located on tax assessor's plat, lot 1A. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor's plat, lot. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat, lot, plat, lot 1 and plat, lot of the applicable city of Providence tax assessment map. LC00 - Page of
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section the city council of the city of Central Falls, shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat, lot 1 of the applicable city of Central Falls tax assessment map. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of Portsmouth shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat, lot of the applicable town of Portsmouth tax assessment map. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of North section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on plat A, lot of the applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on Plat, lot of the applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map. (0) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Smithfield, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any Class B or C license intended to be located on Plat, Lot of the town of Smithfield tax assessors map as of December 1, 01. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the city of Cranston shall, after application, have the authority to exempt from the provisions of this section any proposed retailers class B license intended to be located on tax assessors plat 1, lot 10 of the applicable city of Cranston tax assessment map as of December 1, 01. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses in the city of section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on tax assessor's plat, lot. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of licenses of the town of North section any proposed retailer's Class B license intended to be located on Plat A, Lot, of the applicable town of North Providence tax assessment map. () Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the town council of the town of Middletown, after application, is authorized to exempt from the provisions of this section, any LC00 - Page of
proposed retailer's Class BV license intended to be located on Plat NW, Lot of the town of Middletown's tax assessor's maps as of December 1, 0. SECTION. This act shall take effect upon passage. LC00 LC00 - Page of
EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES -- TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN *** 1 This act would permit the town of Middletown to grant a proposed Class BV liquor license within two hundred feet (00') feet of a church. This act would take effect upon passage. LC00 LC00 - Page of